AQI: Good (0 - 50)
Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

AQI: Moderate (51 - 100)
Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.

AQI: Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101 - 150)
Although general public is not likely to be affected at this AQI range, people with lung disease, older adults and children are at a greater risk from exposure to ozone, whereas persons with heart and lung disease, older adults and children are at greater risk from the presence of particles in the air.

Forecast Discussion: Saturday-Monday: Arctic high pressure will be on top of the area to start the weekend. This means Saturday will be cold and dry with high temperatures only reaching the upper 40s and clear skies. Winds will be from the northeast around 5 mph. The high will shift east of the area on Sunday. Winds will shift and come from the southeast at 5-10 mph and push high temperatures to the upper 50s. On Monday, a surface low will move across the Great Lakes Region and will push a cold front through the area. This will create an increase in clouds later in the day on Sunday and a chance for rainfall late Sunday night through Monday. Skies will be overcast for much of Monday with high temperatures increasing to the mid 60s. These weather conditions are expected to put PM2.5 concentrations in the GREEN range the entire forecast period. ML

Current Conditions

Air Quality Index (AQI)observed at 20:00 CST

38

Good

Health Message: None

Note: Values above 500 are considered Beyond the AQI. Follow recommendations for the Hazardous category. Additional information on reducing exposure to extremely high levels of particle pollution is available here.